GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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advertto turn the mind or attention
gistessence; main point; substance
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confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
schismdivision
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
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